Absolute Label Services

Absolute Label Services is mourning the loss of a valued member of the Absolute family, Dianne Bonney, who passed away on Tuesday 22 August 2023 after a period of illness. She was 39 years old.

Absolute Label Services' leadership team is excited to announce that it has regained ownership of the company.

Kate Hendry and James Cattermole have been offered exciting new roles at Absolute Label Services.

Absolute Label Services has today told clients that it will suspend the delivery of content to Russia’s Yandex and VKontakte (via UMA) effective immediately.

Feeder and Sea Power (formerly British Sea Power) will both release new albums in the first quarter of 2022 via Townsend Music’s D2C+ offering, with Absolute providing label services.

Absolute Label Services has signed a services deal with Reef for the British rock band’s next album.

In the last few years, Atkinson has achieved great success in the world of musical theatre, with roles in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, Legally Blonde and the blockbusting SIX, to name a few.

Absolute has been chosen as the label services partner for new label, Intention Records, founded by leading UK publicist Simon Jones and G-A-Y owner Jeremy Joseph. Intention launches with three stars from Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK on its roster: series one winner The Vivienne, Tia Kofi and Veronica Green.

Legendary music broadcaster “Whispering” Bob Harris OBE has partnered with Absolute Label Services for a new record label as part of his Under The Apple Tree brand.

Actor, comedian and writer Matt Lucas has partnered with Absolute Label Services for the release of a reworked version of his famous ‘Baked Potato Song’ as a single with all proceeds going to FeedNHS.

Rap and production duo Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn have signed a deal with Absolute Label Services for their next album, titled Breathing Exercises.

Iconic indie rock outfit Razorlight have partnered with Absolute Label Services to power the campaign for their next studio album, due for release in 2020.

Absolute Label Services has been enlisted by management company Salute The Sun for album campaigns from two of its acts: Barney Artist and Chloe Martini.

Warner Music Denmark has partnered with Absolute Label Services for the release of a new album from Danish hitmakers Alphabeat in the UK.

Absolute Label Services has inked a direct licensing deal with Boomplay, Africa’s largest music streaming and download service.

Bananarama (Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward) have signed with Absolute Label Services to release their first studio album in a decade.

Absolute Label Services has been named as one of only a handful of recommended digital distributors by Spotify.

Respected producer and songwriter Jake Gosling has signed a digital services deal with Absolute for his Goldun Egg label.

UK vocal harmony group The Overtones have chosen Absolute Label Services to release their sixth studio album in a worldwide deal.

Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears will release his self-titled debut solo album on August 10 through his own label, Freida Jean Records, via Absolute Label Services.

The Beat starring Dave Wakeling is set to release an album of brand new music via Absolute Label Services.

The Magic Numbers and Riverman Management have partnered with Absolute Label Services for the band’s upcoming new album Outsiders.

Absolute Label Services has signed a worldwide digital distribution deal with Cherry Red Records for catalogues obtained by Cherry Red through the Warner Music Group divestment process.

Absolute Label Services and Bucks Music Group have formed a joint venture to provide neighbouring rights collection for independent artists and labels.

Absolute Label Services has signed a label services deal with grime artist Cadet and his management company J Star Entertainment.

Hannah Trigwell is the latest YouTube star to sign a deal with Absolute Label Services with a view to furthering her music career, having already built a massive following on the Google-owned video platform.

Upon the release of the duo’s fourth album, Ticket To Shangri-La, Young Gun Silver Fox’s Andy Platts talks about spearheading a yacht rock renaissance, streaming as a gateway to physical revenue and why artists can’t be in it ‘just to make music’ anymore…

Tia Kofi found fame during the second series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK. Since then, she has surrounded herself with respected industry names to help develop a musical career that can stand on its own…

From Busted to Fightstar to establishing himself as a solo artist, Charlie Simpson has witnessed arguably the music industry’s most turbulent transition over a 22-year career. Here, he talks about his new album and life as an independent artist in the modern music business…

Reef shot to stardom in the mid-90s with a major label deal in a music business that was a world away from the one we know now. Their next album lands in April on their own label powered by Absolute. Here, singer Gary Stringer talks about the band's approach in 2022, finding the right people, and doing more with less...

Zuzu has lived the life of a major label signing and felt all the pressures and expectations that come with it. Now an independent artist using label services and D2C to reach her fans, she's in a much healthier position. She still, however, raises questions about the stresses put on young artists in a changing music industry...

On the release of their 10 year anniversary album, and their second with Absolute, The Overtones' Mark Franks and Mike Crawshaw look back on their career, the changing music business and making the transition from major to independent...

Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn have been completely independent for more than a decade now. It certainly hasn't held them back - today they have more than half a million monthly listeners and 46,000 followers on Spotify alone. Here they speak to their label services partner Absolute following the release of their latest LP Handle With Care in March.

A multi-instrumentalist and producer, George Barnett has thrived in lockdown - and gained a new sense of self.

More than half a million YouTube subscribers, 100 million video views, and Hannah Trigwell is still completely indie.